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This study aims to evaluate the effect of three finishing and polishing kits on the color stability of Filtek\u2122 Z250 resin composite.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Methods<\/jats:title>This study involved 140 resin composite discs categorized into three experimental groups: Sof-Lex, Super-Snap, and OptiDisc (40 discs each), along with a control group of 20 discs. Each disc was exposed to either coffee or cola after finishing or following both finishing and polishing. Mean color change was computed for each group. A One-Way ANOVA was conducted to compare mean color changes among the finishing kits.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Super-Snap demonstrated the highest color stability among different finishing kits for Filtek\u2122 Z250 resin composites in coffee staining, with a mean color change of 10.7. After finishing and polishing, its color stability improved to 10.2. For cola staining, Super-Snap had a mean color stability of 2.98, which decreased to 2.07 after polishing. However, there were no significant differences between the kits (p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Furthermore, immersion in coffee resulted in significantly greater color changes compared to cola for all tested groups (p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion<\/jats:title>The three multi-step finishing and polishing kits for Filtek\u2122 Z250 demonstrated similar color stability, with coffee showing a higher staining potential than cola. 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